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Historic Milwaukee Avenue Walking Tour 1:30-3:00 pm

When:

Wednesday, July 26, 2017, 1:30 PM until 3:00 PM

Where:

Milwaukee Avenue Historic District
Milwaukee & Franklin Avenues

Event Contact(s):

Betsy Wray

(612) 455-3329 (p)

Category:

Education

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The Milwaukee Avenue Historic District in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis is a half-hidden two-block-long landscaped walking lane with small workers’ cottages, whose gingerbread porches in front of brick gabled facades are set right up to the walkway. Its historic designation recognizes this place for its immigrant history as the first homes in America in the late 19th century for Scandinavian and northern European factory worker households, and for its unique architecture and sense of place. The area was slated for demolition in a 1970s neighborhood-wide urban renewal program, but a neighborhood organization, thwarted that plan. Their rehabilitation-oriented renewal program preserved their neighborhood’s older character. Architect, activist and author Bob Roscoe will lead the tour. Meet at the corner of Milwaukee and Franklin Avenues. (Milwaukee Avenue is between 22^nd and 23^rd Avenues, east of Hiawatha.) OPTIONAL: Meet for lunch at noon on the patio of the Seward Café, 2129 E. Franklin Ave.